The F-16, on the other hand, was flying with under-wing external fuel drop-tanks, which in theory would have put the aircraft at an aerodynamic disadvantage. Apparently, it didn't.

Mark your calendar, place your bets, get out the popcorn. An Air Force F-16 pilot will take on an artificial intelligence algorithm in a simulated dogfight next Thursday. And you can watch it live.

The Air Force plans on pitting a seasoned F-16 fighter pilot against an artificial intelligence adversary for the first time in a simulated dogfight under a new Defense Advanced Research Projects ...

The US military won't say who won the dogfight between an AI-controlled F-16 and a human fighter pilot. It's the first real-world test of its kind, and officials said the program is progressing ...

Join a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 during aerial combat against a U.S. F-15. At the end of March 2015, 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, from Jacksonsville, Florida, deployed to ...

The media report on the F-35 and F-16 flight does not tell the entire story. The F-35 involved was AF-2, which is an F-35 designed for flight sciences testing, or flying qualities, of the aircraft.

An AI algorithm piloting an F-16 Fighting Falcon in a simulated dogfight against a seasoned US Air Force pilot achieved a flawless victory with five straight wins in a fierce competition Thursday ...

The F-16, on the other hand, was flying with under-wing external fuel drop-tanks, which in theory would have put the aircraft at an aerodynamic disadvantage. Apparently, it didn't.

An aerial combat simulation between an F-16 pilot and an artificial intelligence algorithm is part of the government-sponsored "Alpha Dog Trials" on Aug. 20.

This article is more than 5 years old. DARPA's "Dogfight" view of the simulated engagement between a human F-16 pilot and artificial intelligence. The score stands out.

Pentagon responds to damning test pilot report. In this image released by the U.S. Navy courtesy of Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Navy variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, conducts a ...

Key point: The F-35 can be sluggish compared to the F-16. Its pilots primarily train to fight long-range air battles using beyond-visual-range missiles. The same week that U.S. Air Force F-35A ...